title: Asbestos-induced mesothelioma: is fiber biopersistence really a critical factor?
abstract: This Commentary highlights the research by Qi et al detailing the similarities and differences between crocidolite and chrysotile asbestos in terms of their transcriptional effects and transforming actions in human mesothelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. Electronic address: elliott.kagan@usuhs.edu.
authors.forename: Elliott
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kagan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine / Q000633:toxicity*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology*; D024243:HMGB1 Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine; D024243:HMGB1 Protein; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha